Bob Pepperman Taylor 
Lessons from ‘Walden’ [EPUB ebook] 
Thoreau and the Crisis of American Democracy

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Throughout this original and passionate book, Bob Pepperman Taylor presents a wide-ranging inquiry into the nature and implications of Henry David Thoreau’s thought in Walden and Civil Disobedience. Taylor pursues this inquiry in three chapters, each focusing on a single theme: chapter 1 examines simplicity and the ethics of “voluntary poverty, ” chapter 2 looks at civil disobedience and the role of “conscience” in democratic politics, and chapter 3 concentrates on what “nature” means to us today and whether we can truly “learn from nature.” Taylor considers Thoreau’s philosophy, and the philosophical problems he raises, from the perspective of a wide range of thinkers and commentators drawn from history, philosophy, the social sciences, and popular media, breathing new life into Walden and asking how it is alive for us today.

In Lessons from Walden, Taylor allows all sides to have their say, even as he persistently steers the discussion back to a nuanced reading of Thoreau’s actual position. With its tone of friendly urgency, this interdisciplinary tour de force will interest students and scholars of American literature, environmental ethics, and political theory, as well as environmental activists, concerned citizens, and anyone troubled with the future of democracy.

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Bob Pepperman Taylor is the Elliott A. Brown Green and Gold Professor of Law, Politics, and Political Behavior at the University of Vermont. He is the author of Lessons from Walden: Thoreau and the Crisis of American Democracy, which was named the winner of the American Political Science Association section award for the best book of 2020 in American political thought.

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Idioma Inglés ● Formato EPUB ● ISBN 9780268107352 ● Tamaño de archivo 0.8 MB ● Editorial University of Notre Dame Press ● Ciudad Notre Dame ● País US ● Publicado 2020 ● Descargable 24 meses ● Divisa EUR ● ID 7192219 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM
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